"(Thomas) is fresh, and is competitive as ever, but I think we are giving him too many chances against (his net) since after Christmas. And that’s not a good thing for any goaltender."

"It’s time to get Hannu in," said Lewis. "He’s played some games (in Providence), and he’s practiced hard and it’s time to get him into a game (with the B’s)."

Speaking of the loss"We just have to do a better job collectively on the right side of the puck," said Coach Lewis. "We’re getting ourselves on the wrong side of the puck and that’s probably the biggest reason why we’ve lost four of five.

"We didn’t generate a lot in the second period," continued the Coach. "We had shots that missed the net.

"And they turned it up on us in the third period."

So what is the plan, going forward?

"It’s a collective effort," explained Lewis of hockey. "It’s a collective effort when you win and it’s certainly a collective effort when you lose.

"We’ve given up too many (scoring chances) for whatever reason," said Lewis. "We addressed our penalty some time ago and since then it’s been humming along at (a good percentage) so we have to address this issue.

"We are at the midway point, after tomorrow’s game and our numbers are not good enough.

"Our points aren’t good enough. Our wins aren’t good enough and we have to get better," he said.

A view of practiceGoaltending Coach Bob Essensa was working with both Thomas and Toivonen today, and as a result both keepers saw a ton of shots -- simulating, no doubt, the number of chances that have been coming their way during games.

Under the direction of Coaches Habscheid, Houda and Lewis, the Bruins also practiced breakouts.

This started with off with what looked to be a "simulated" victorious face off, won back towards the defense. A defenseman started the play by gathering the puck and winding up in the neutral zone, where he passed up to a waiting winger. The forward who received the pass either drove to the net or shot on a 3-on-0 breakaway.

The scariest moment of practice actually occurred after practice during the 4-on-4 game. Recently recovered forward Jeff Hoggan, collided with fellow forward Mark Mowers, and with a crash, fell into the boards.

They landed in a landed in a heap, with Hoggan lying face up, looking at the ceiling, and laughing.